Pike County GaArchives Obituaries.....Ballard, Marcus Lafayette January 26, 1914
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The Griffin Daily News and Sun - Wednesday, January 28, 1914
The Griffin Daily News and Sun
Wednesday, January 28, 1914

Walter Parker Kills Mark Ballard in Pike
One Prominent Farmer Shoots Another through the Heart, 
in 2nd District of Pike

A shooting occurred at the Parker house in the Second district of Pike county 
Monday night in which Mark Ballard was instantly killed, it is said by Walter 
Parker.  The weapon used was a shot gun and Ballard was shot through the heart.
The particulars of the tragedy are meager and it is not known what caused the 
trouble.  Ballard was a prominent farmer and leaves a wife and three 
children.  Parker is also a well known planter of Pike county and has a wife 
and two children.
On Tuesday morning Parker, the alleged slayer of Ballard, voluntarily 
surrendered to the officers of Pike and was placed in jail at Zebulon to await 
trial, either at a preliminary hearing or at the regular term of court.
Mr. Ballard's remains were laid to rest in the McKinley burying ground in Pike 
county Tuesday afternoon.
(Transcribed on 1/6/07 by Dawn Hill)

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